Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-14
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings of the Monday
Evenings Meeting.
Council Chamber, City OF Yankton,
Sept. 9th 1SS7-Time of recess having
expired council called to order by his
Honor Mayor Teller. Roll called. All
members present.
The committee or grades streets and
alleys, to whom was referred the matter
of certain street york, presented a report
ordering certain work on the streets Of
the city. On motion of Alderman Bal
mat the report was amended by includ-
ing in said report that a crossing should
be put in OF the north end OF Douglas
avenue bridge in front of the house OF
John Hayes. Report as amendedadopted.
| On motion the committee on grades
streets and alleys was instructed TO in
struot the street commissioner to inspect
the sidewalks throughout the city and
report at o meeting of the council to be
held Sept. 9th what sidewalks needed
repairing.
The mayor laid before the council the
matter of encouraging manufacturing
establishments TO locate in the city. The
matter WAS discussed at some length by
the council and on motion of Alderman
Balmat it was decided that airy ar
rangements the mayor might make with
establishments OF that kind in regard to
water power would be endorsed by the
council.
On motion council took recess until
Friday evening Sept. 9th, 1887, at 8
O'Clock p. m.
JAMES a. TELLER. Mayor.
Attest: JAMES KINasBURY, City Clerk.
Council Chamber, City OF Yankton.
Sept, 9th lSS7-Time OF recess having
expired council called to order by his
Honor Mayor Teller. Roll called. All
members present.
Report Of committee on grades streets
and alleys on defective sidewalks read.
Resolutions we're introduced ordering
sidewalks in certain parts Of the city
known as Lower Yankton." On motion
the resolutione were laid on the table.
On motion of Alderman Grove the
city.clerk was instructed to prepare o
resolution ordering the repair of gllside-
walks reported by the committee on
grades, streets and alleys. Said .esola-
ton to be presented to the council Mon
day evening, Sept, IL, 1887. Council
then proceeded to open the bids for
moving truck house and for excavating
for the new city building.
On motion Of Alderman Gilman ell
bids for excavsting were rejected with
out some being opened) for the reason
that the committee on building had
changed the dimensions of %exsavating
to be done and that all bidders be noti-
fed to prepare new bids to be submitted
to the council Monday evening, Septem-
Der 18th, 1887. The following bid for
moving the old truck house was then
read:
Yanktou, Dakota, Sept. 9th, 1887.
Mr.. M. P. Gilman, Chairman Building
Committee. City of Yankton: | will
move truck house according to adver.
tisement for the sun OF $500 0
w. s. GOODWIN.
On motion of Alderman English the
bid of w. s. Goodwin was accepted and
contract awarded to him on condition
that he place building on north line Of
lot and building left level. Bailding
committee reported that they had visit
ed Sioux City to investigate hose house
matters; that they had consulted an
architect in regard to plans. and that
said architect wonld draw plans and
specifications for city building at a cost
of two per cent Of cost Of construction Of
sail building.
On motion Of Alderman Brauoh the
actions of the committee were sustained
and they were instructed to engage
architect according to their OWE suRges-
tione.
Aldesman Branch moved that the
resolution ordering sidewalk along and
in front Of lots 7, 8 and 9, Mobiles ad.
dition, adjoining block A, central Yant
ton be rescinded. Motion lost.
On motion Of Alderman English
council took recess until Monday, Sep
tember 18th, 1887, at 8 O'Clock p. M.
JAMES q. TELLER, Mayor
Attest: JAMES KINasBURY, City CLERK
Council Chamber, City of Yankton
Dakota, Sept. 18th, 1ss7-Time Of recess
having expired council called TO order
by his honor Mayor Teller. Roll called
ALI members present except Alderman
Max.
A resolution was introduce provid
ing for the repair of sidewalks in certain
parts Of the city. Resolution was rea'
first time. /.
On motion the rules were suspended
resolution read second and third tim
and put upon Its final passage and pass
! ed6voting in the affirmative. Absent m,
not voting 2 as follows: Those votin
in the affirmative we're Aldermen Balms
Grove, English, McYay, Noonan an
Ohlman 8. Absent and not yotin
. Aldermen Brauch and Max 2.
:. A resolution was introduced proyidin
o T.